Endometriosis causing lower extremity deep vein thrombosis — case report and review of the literature

Rajinder P Sharma, Rajinder Kumar Sharma, Sharma RP, Delly F, Fadi Delly, Marin H, Horia Marin, Scott Sturza, S. Sturza, Sturza S
The International journal of angiology : official publication of the International College of Angiology, Inc · 2009 · vol. 18(04) , pp. 199–202 · doi:10.1055/s-0031-1278354 · PMID:22477553 · PMC2903031 · W1981623778
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This case report describes retroperitoneal endometriosis causing deep vein thrombosis via extrinsic compression of the iliac vein, a presentation not previously documented.

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The paper reports a unique case of retroperitoneal endometriosis presenting with lower extremity deep vein thrombosis due to extrinsic compression of the right iliac vein. The authors describe cyclical leg swelling synchronized with menstruation that culminated in a deep vein thrombosis episode, and they frame the pattern as very suggestive despite it not having been previously reported. As a single case report with a literature review, the main limitation is that the evidence is anecdotal rather than derived from a larger systematic study. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — specifically a retroperitoneal endometriosis mechanism causing iliac vein compression and deep vein thrombosis with cyclical symptoms.

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Endometriosis is a medical condition in women wherein endometrial cells deposited in the area outside the uterine cavity are influenced by hormonal changes, and produce symptoms depending on the site of implantation. A unique case of retroperitoneal endometriosis causing deep vein thrombosis from extrinsic compression of the right iliac vein is described. Clinical presentation with cyclical leg swelling, coincidental with menstruation and culminating with deep vein thrombosis, although very suggestive, has not been previously reported.
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Subscribe to RSS Please copy the URL and add it into your RSS Feed Reader. https://www.thieme-connect.de/rss/thieme/en/10.1055-s-00000167.xml Int J Angiol 2009; 18(4): 199-202 DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1278354 DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1278354 Case Report © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York Endometriosis causing lower extremity deep vein thrombosis — case report and review of the literature Further Information Publication History Publication Date: 28 April 2011 (online) Abstract Endometriosis is a medical condition in women wherein endometrial cells deposited in the area outside the uterine cavity are influenced by hormonal changes, and produce symptoms depending on the site of implantation. A unique case of retroperitoneal endometriosis causing deep vein thrombosis from extrinsic compression of the right iliac vein is described. Clinical presentation with cyclical leg swelling, coincidental with menstruation and culminating with deep vein thrombosis, although very suggestive, has not been previously reported.

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estrogen heparin warfarin androgen danazol progestin mifepristone ru 5135 levonorgestrel leuprolide

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